Slip clip and combination garment



April 29, 1952 L. HART SLIP CLIP AND COMBINATION GARMENT Filed April 7,1951 Patented Apr. 29, .1952

sin onirlanno'oivmma'rion GARMENT mieillenarft, NewfYoi-k NQY.hpiiritihiihhib, 1951,eeaa m;eieee I l (atei's) '3' Claims;

.This inventionrelates to womerisclothing and moreparticularly to a clipbywhich ajsli'p. can'be attached to a brassiere so. that thetwojgaiments are supported by the same pair ofshoulde'r straps. Slipsare usually provided with their ownstraps, which are usually ribbons ortapes, by which they are supported independently, of the brassiere.According; to the .present invention, .s'mall' loops o'fLr'ibbon or tapearelfsecuredjtolthe slip at the points where, the ends of the shoulderstraps are usually attached. Clips are hooked into. these loops,each'aclip being made of apiece of stiff sheet material shaped to aformla w'idelho'ok at the lowerend thereof and an inverted T-slotin theupper end thereof. A brassiere is arranged within the upper portion ofthe slip and the shoulder ,strapsare threaded through the hooks "andT-slots of respective clips wherebythe slip For a'more completeunderstanding of the in vention, reference may be hadto thefollowingdescription thereof and to the drawing, of which--- 7 v t I v Figure 1Ba partial elevational'view of a composite garment as it is worn vFigure 2 is a front elevation of a clip and the elements attachedthereto; Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a perspective separate view of the elements shown togetherin Figure 2.

The clip H1, which is best shown in Figure 4, may be stamped out from asheet or strip of stiif material such as metal, synthetic plastic or thelike. If metal is employed, it should be non-corrodible, as aluminum,for example. The clip is generally rectangular in form. At the upperendtwo marginal arms or extensions l2 have their roots at the respectiveupper corners of said clip and turn inward toward each other as at id todefine an inverted T-slot I6, the cross bar o fthe T lying between saidarms and the upper edge of the clip, and the upright of the T betweenthe spaced ends of the arms. Inwardly directed lugs or protuberances I2extend from the respective ends of the arms I 2 into the transverseportion of the slot 16 to increase the frictional grip on the tape orribbon passing therethrough. At the lower end of the clip an elongatedhook-shaped arm 20 is formed, this hook being rooted at one of the lowercorners of the clip, extending horizontally and parallel with the loweredge of'the clip, and then turned up and inward, as at 22,

toj'forrn areentrant end portion to define" "a transverseslot 24'lyingzb'etween the longer portion of the hook-shaped arm on" the onehand,

and the left half of the bottom edge of the clip the clip; and, sincethe hooked portion is; r eon-,

siderabie lateral extentxthis'ope'ning or entry slot 26 communicateswith the main slot 23 ad jaoe'nt the center thereof;

Portions of a conventional slip 30 are shown;

7 the customary ribbons or tapes which are usually attached to serve asshoulder strap ibeing yr-lee placed bysmall loops 32 secured to; theupper margin of the'slips at the points'whe're't'he" ends,

of the shoulder strapsere usually --attached. Clips Ill are employedtoattach theslip'to. the

shoulderstr'ap's 36 of a brassiere 38, thestraps usually consisting ofribbons or taDBSJITO this end a clip I0, is hooked through each loop 32,the loop being inserted through the opening'ZE into the slot 24 tolie'fiat onthe transversely extending portion of the hookgzo. The-turnedin'extremity 22 of the .hooieprevents accident-alum engagement of theloopjirom the hook; Each clip lfl is then attached-to a shoulder ,36near the res ective points of attachrnent of the straps to the brassierethe strap being threaded through the hook 20' and the transverse portionof the T-slot I6 for this'purpose, as indicated in Figures 2 and 3.'I'hisf'secures the slip to the brassiere straps for support by thelatter, but it is evident from Figure 2that the straps can easily bedisengaged from thejiclips l0, and the latter can be disengaged from theloops 32 to facilitate laundering of the garments.

Various modifications and changes may be made in the form of the clipherein shown and described without departing from the scope of theinvention as definedin the following claims.

I claim:

1. A womans garment combination comprising a slip having ribbon loopsattached at spaced points on the upper margin thereof, a brassierehaving shoulder straps attached thereto, and clips connecting saidribbon loops to said straps, each clip comprising a hat body portion, anarm on said body portion extending substantially parallel with an edgeof said body portion and bent adjacent its end towardgsaid body portionto provide reentrant end portion and to form a hook, the reentrantportion of said arm extending back alongside of the main portion of thearm approximately to the median point of said body portion, said mainportion of the arm being spaced from said edge of the body portion forapproximately half of its length and from the reentrant hookformingportion of the arm for the remainder of its length to provide a slot,said reentrant portion itself being spaced from said lower edge of thebody portion of the clip to provide a second or entrance slot whichcommunicates with said first-named slot at a point near the centerthereof, a pair of mutually inwardly extending arms on the clip at theopposite edge thereof, said last named arms being spaced from saidopposite edge of the clip, and the inwardly directed ends of said armsbeing spaced from each other to form a T-shaped slot at the oppositeedge of the clip, to receive and grip a strap or tape and the slotformed by the hooked-shaped arm being at the lower portion of theclip'and receiving one of said ribbon loops, and one of the brassierestraps passing through both the first-named slot andthe transverseportion of the T-shaped slot.

2 A garment clip for use in attaching a ribbon or tape to a garmentstrap or the like, said clip comprising'a fiat body portion, an arm onsaid body portion extending substantially parallel with anedge of saidbody portion and bent adjacent itsend toward said body portion to'provide a reentrantend portion and to form' a hook, the -reentrantportion of said arm extending back alongside oi the main portion of thearm approximately to the median point of said body portion; said mainportionof the arm bein spaced from said edge of'the body portion forapproximately half of its lengthand from the reentrant hook formingportion otthe arm for the remainder of its-length to provideaslot, forthe reception of 3. A garment clip for use in attaching a ribbon or tapeto a garment strap or the like, said clip comprising a flatsubstantially rectangular body portion, an arm on said body portionextending substantially parallel with an edge of said body portion andbent adjacent its end toward said body portion to provide a reentrantend portion and to form a hook, the reentrant portion of said armextending back alongside of the main portion of the'arm approximately tothe median point of said body portion, said main portion of the am beingspaced from said edge of the body portion for approximately half of itslength and from the reentrant hook-forming portion of the arm for theremainder of its length to provide a slot, for the reception of a loopof tape or the like, said reentrant portion itself being spaced fromsaid lower edge of the body portion of the clip to proa loop tape or thelike, said reentrant portion itself being spaced from said lower edge ofthe body portion of the clip to provide a'second or entrance slot whichcommunicates with said first-named slot at a point near the centerthereof, for introducing said tape or ribbon into said first-named slot,-a pair of mutually inwardly extending arms onthe clip. at the oppositeedge thereof, said lastnamed arms being spaced from said opposite edgeof the clip, and theinwardly directed ends of said arms spaced from eachother to form a T-shaped tape or ribbon receiving slot at said oppositeedge of the clip.

vide a second or entrance slot which communicates with said first-namedslot at a point near the center thereof, for "introducing said tape orribbon into said first-named slot a pair of'mutually inwardly extendingarms on the clip at the opposite edge thereof, said last-named armsbeing spaced from said opposite edge of the clip, and the inwardlydirected ends of said arms spaced from each other to form a T-shapedtape or ribbon receiving slot at said opposite edge of the clip, andlugs formedon the free ends of said last-named arms and directed intosaid lastnamedslotin the direction toward said body portion, to providemeans for increasing the frictional grip on the tape or ribbon passingthrough the transverse portion of said T-shaped slot,

-' LUCILLE HART.

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